Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-11-26
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He lived ID the C.
 He was a middle sReo
 spectacle citizen. sni
 phy sIciGn with a corr
 fortable income. sithl
 appearance Wac qGire 2
 health exnslleui, sGd hts
 nations ot sCcIab!e nGIur 8 bachelor. but hlE 1lOre mt
 and club members had It ti
 soon to enter the holy bonds
 mony with .Oysaols y0ang | had already achieved some sut her literary pursuits | Shil he bRG o1e greyIoHs fault, | rather. bad habit from which LIs fri n. | suffered greatly; some called u sh-'1a | mindedness, some called it by smother name; but sl agreed that he should be cured of it. It Eas Just this. Quite freQusuily when te was engaged m earnest conversation Wlth frieLi be would, no matter the importance Of the subject discussed. UItECns Ruy s9parant reason, without evea a word uf e1cLss. simply, walk svey, thus not oniy snocai1g hIs iuterlOcutor. but directly ntieDdlls the general laws Of common pO4Itents-. in utter disregard oi all the -eoESensn- ees" and euquetts or t.me bOecr-t cue tom
 RsmonstrAii6n &ss IL vsln. or, st least, had ro lasting effect.
 One Of hIs most intimate friends v as lawyer \, who had often berH ve1sd by the doctors uuAecOuEiab.- sudden disappearance 10 the midst ut sn inttr- estIng debate, and svofe che jsy that be would put B stop Co this eItraS e. dinary conduct. or st lesst dyvlse sonir punishment to be sdmiu -teEed, it pos sI5le, n hagrauIe delIctn- The oDpOF- tunIty offered sooner than Le had per haps expected. for one day vhi!e ihe two friends were winding their SaE homewsrds from the rratsurGnt where they had partakeu of lunch together ana were engaged in serious discussion of A case of medical !urisprudeucC, the doe tor suddenly stepped away. crossed the street and aecosteG lady walking upon the opposite sidewalk. The lawyer knew very well, that It wHs the literary Ialy. but he WAS ID no humOr tO make any allowance on that accou"t
 tie perceived just around the street corner R very ragged and dirty boot black who was eating his mesgre dinner out of tin pail winch hIs equally ragged httle sister had brought EIm to hls stand
 Lawyer N engaged these children Ia cOnveisa,.O lon and dropped some coins into their hands promising aE addition al fee fl a cert In thing were well done Now, m spite os the many short cnuioes Ot the American city boot black, | think that no man ID his senses wOnid ever sc- cuse an average specimeO Of that cisss, of stupidity or even dullness. The two children understood m a moment what was wanted and they set to work with a will. They approached the doctor. Wh" seemed tO be In Tieasant nyersation with the literary lajy, with tesrfui faces and taking hold of his cost tsi!s ~lth their dirty littIe fists. VhiUed out. 'Oh papa, cone home, Do come home. do dor
 The effect upon the lsdy. WAS ihAs "' an electric shock The doctor ws= furi- OIs He expOstuia,ed wiih the chI!drcn. be tried tO quiet the lady who sought refuge iB tears But Gli his efforts wof. drowned under ibe cTying voices O' th'- children. who kent rubbing thelr kDuck les into their tparfoi eyes and e1cislm ing: "Oh, pspl. come nome. we have hda nothing Co eat Tor two days ant mother Is sIckl Come home. oh c' papa, come home"
 Around the corner th- vi-.sIn 'i n lawye. sii, .ss ...-.s ---.l lsGgb;ss-
 Of course in Gu. uut the matter ~-s cleared up and the d ctOr msTrl'd tnc literary lady. who .. is sad, cured hlm entirely of hIs shocking habit.